Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No carbon fibre or aluminium bicycle in my stable! 1988 Pinarello Montello (Columbus SLX) 1990 Concorde Europa 1991 Miyata Elevation 2000 1995 Bilenky Tinker tandem 1995 Lightning P-38 (daily commuter) 1997 Rans Screamer tandem Plenty of Shi(t)mano components, but some SunTour and Campagnolo, too. No Simplex (Foca) or Huret, though. > Steel is real > Serotta Colorado II > Fat Chance Team Fat Chance > > Henry Ambrose > > > > >i've got campy chorus on my '91 Serotta Nova road frame (columbus slx w/sl > >fork). > >ditto on my '93 Chris Kvale custom road frame (also steel--nivacrom w/sl > >fork) > > > >must say, though, i rode plenty miles on my old Specialized carbon fiber > >frame and my first good bike was a Raleigh (aluminum) frame (both of which > >came shimano-equipped). > >whatever gets you down the road..... > > > >kim > > > >At 10:47 AM 8/25/1999 -0700, you wrote: > > > > > >>Rob McClure: > >> > I was just thinking (a scarey thought) Does anyone want to talk > >> > about great bicycles? I have three Cannondales... > >> > >>Alexey: > >>Harumph. You asked for it. > >> > >>Shimano = Canon; STI = autofocus; Aluminum/carbon = disposable... > >>Mavic = Zeiss/Contax; Campy = Leica... > >> > >>..and a handbuilt *steel* frame is what you Leica users really > >>ought to be riding, and equipped with campy/mavic/stronglight/TA stuff and > >>SEW-UP TIRES - *not* clinchers. > >> > >>************************************************************************ > >>************ > >> > >>I was going to make a similiar comment, but I refrained since I still have > >>a circa '86 Cannondale road frame hanging out in the shed. I did a couple > >>rides this summer on my custom lugged steel Eisentraut with the m6 and 35 > >>in my jersey pocket, but then switched to a Rollei 35se for most of my > >>biking. The thought of taking a spill with $3000 worth of camera in my back > >>pocket made me a bit uneasy. The $350 Rollei is obviously much smaller and > >>lighter, capable of taking nice pictures, and much easier on the pocketbook > >>to replace in case of an accident. > >> > >>My wife and I did a 3-week bike trip around Ireland a few years back, and I > >>carried the m6 and 35 in a front bag much like Walt describes, or in a > >>fanny pack. Bicycle touring and Leica M's are a perfect combination and a > >>great way to see a country. Instead of driving around on major roads and > >>zipping from one tourist attraction to the next, you are biking along at > >>10mph on small backroads really seeing the people and country. You are > >>going slow enough that you can really see photo opportunities unfold > >>infront of you, but fast enough to cover a fair bit of ground in a day. It > >>was very easy to quickly stop anywhere and take some pictures. > >> > >>If I were to take a similiar trip again I would probably bring 2 M's with > >>35 and 50 in a front bag. I would then pack in my panniers a 21 and 90 for > >>the times I wanted a wider or longer lens. The 9 lb Ries tripod and 4x5 > >>field camera outfit would probably stay at home this time, and I would > >>bring along a lighter tripod and perhaps a Fuji 690 for the times I wanted > >>a larger negative. > >> > >>Tom Finnegan > >>Seattle > >> > > > > >